Abstract
Retrieval-induced forgetting research suggests that the act of remembering can lead to forgetting for related items in memory. In this paper, three experiments are conducted to examine the roles of response criteria and recollective processes in retrieval-induced forgetting. In category-plus-stem-cued recall, participants were asked to recall studied items with (Exp 1b) or without (Exp 1a) a strict response criteria instruction that required them to respond only when they were very confident. Retrieval-induced forgetting was observed only when the strict response criteria instruction was given. In order to separate the contributions of recollection and familiarity, the remember/know procedure was used. An inhibitory effect was found only in remember judgments, while know judgments were relatively unaffected (Exp 2). These results suggest that inhibitory processes may influence active recollection processes.
